'I feel like I'm him': Ex On The Beach's Charlotte Dawson left in tears as she filmed emotional documentary about late comedian father Les

Charlotte Dawson has filmed an emotional documentary about her late comic legend father Les.

The Ex On The Beach star, who was just nine-months-old at the time of his death, revealed the ITV show left her in tears as she discovered never-before-seen letters and recordings of the comic.

Speaking to The Sun, the 23-year-old beauty expressed she felt her dad was with her before candidly stating 'I feel like I'm him'.

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Glamour girl: Charlotte Dawson has filmed an emotional documentary about her late comic legend father Les

Charlotte is set to find stardom in her own right as she prepares for the launch of the fifth season of Ex On The Beach - yet her surname undoubtedly carries a huge weight due to her father's legend status in the comedy world.

Les died in June 1993, aged 62, after suffering a heart attack yet his legacy lives on as he is lauded one of the best comedians of his time.

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Now Charlotte is set to explore her father's work, in scenes which will see the star reduced to tears as she discovers previously unseen footage of her dad in action, in the show which is set to air at Christmas.

She tells The Sun: 'Before Ex on the Beach I filmed an ITV programme about my dad – Les Dawson. I filmed a show about that so that’s coming out at Christmas...

Late star... The Ex On The Beach star, who was just nine-months-old at the time of his death, revealed the ITV show left her in tears as she discovered never-before-seen letters and recordings of the comic

Then and now: Charlotte is set to find stardom in her own right as she prepares for the launch of the fifth season of Ex On The Beach - yet her surname undoubtedly carries a huge weight due to her father's legend status in the comedy world

'It’s very emotional. I find letters from him that I’ve not seen before and find different videos and voice recordings of him.

'There’s a couple of letters to me and I find out quite a bit about him. It’s very, very emotional and I absolutely cried my eyes out filming it. But I feel like he’s with me anyway – I feel like I’m him.'

Les' family, which includes Charlotte's siblings, Stuart, Julie and Pam, are set to put aside the fallout which saw them disagree over the payment of his funeral - meaning Charlotte never truly knew her half brothers and sisters.

Way back when: She tells The Sun: ' Before Ex on the Beach I filmed an ITV programme about my dad – Les Dawson. I filmed a show about that so that’s coming out at Christmas...

All together: The reality telly star is set to join her siblings, Stuart, Julie and Pam, on the documentary – despite the fact she has only spoken to her brothers and sisters on rare occasions since their dad passed away in June 1993

The reality telly star is set to join her siblings, Stuart, Julie and Pam, on the documentary – despite the fact she has only spoken to her brothers and sisters on rare occasions since their dad passed away in June 1993.

Far from her emotional film about her father, Charlotte's debut in the MTV dating show will see her cause stirs as she strikes up romances with her famous colleagues in the all-star edition of the show.